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Eye-opening. The data behind the slave trade to the Americas is surprising.
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#regrann from @thinkaboutmaps: "The Atlantic Slave Trade in One Minute. 315 years. 20,528 voyages. Millions of Lives.
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Text by Andrew Kahn on Slate Magazine (adapted).
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Of the more than 10 million enslaved Africans to eventually reach the Western Hemisphere, 388,747 came to North America. 1.3 million brought to Spanish Central America, 4 million brought to British, French, Dutch, and Danish holdings in the Caribbean and 4.8 million brought to Brazil for Portugal.
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This map gives you a sense of the scale of the trans-Atlantic slave trade across time, as well as the flow of transport and eventual destinations. The dots—which represent individual slave ships—also correspond to the size of each voyage. The larger the dot, the more enslaved people on board. The original interactive animates more than 20,000 voyages cataloged in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database (they excluded voyages for which there is incomplete or vague information in the database.)
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The graph at the bottom represents only a portion of the actual slave trade—about one-half of the number of enslaved Africans who actually were transported away from the continent.
Portugal and Spain dominate the opening century of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, sending hundreds of thousands of enslaved people to Central and South America and the Caribbean. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, as Portugal brings millions of enslaved Africans to the Americas.
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In the 1700s, however, Spanish transport diminishes and is replaced (and exceeded) by British, French, Dutch, and—by the end of the century—American activity. In this century—from approximately 1725 to 1825— Europeans send more than 7.2 million people to forced labor, disease, and death in the America. For a time during this period, British transport even exceeds Portugal’s.
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In the final decades of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, Portugal reclaims its status as the leading slavers, sending 1.3 million people to the Western Hemisphere, and mostly to Brazil. Spain also returns as a leading nation in the slave trade, sending 400,000."

“Carte du monde orientée Sud/Nord; Réalissée par le géographe trangérois Chariff Al-ldrissi en 1154 pour Roger ll de Sicile” I was told by a museum guard that this is a reproduction of the first known recorded map. Notice how Africa is at the top? How ever did people figure out how to make maps — it astonishes me. #cartography#cartographyofcultures#incompletemuseumlabelsmakemewanttolearnmore

There are so many incredible artists in Sheridan - including Rich Urbatchka, a cartographer with remarkable skills. Rich has allowed us to display a collection of maps and geographic data here at the visitor center. Come check out your favorite hike!
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#Sheridan#Wyomimg @visitwyoming #ThatsWY#bighorns#maps#cartography#307#hiking

Fording Cross is a small desert hamlet clustered at the only ford on the River Sanflu. It is home to the brickworks and the famous tanneries, pools of bright dyes cover it's outer edges. Alyan the Great built the walls to protect it and the harbours to moor the skiffs and xebecs carrying luxurious goods downriver. As such by this year it is a bustling hub of merchants, mercenaries and sailors from throughout the Alliance. #theroamertrilogy#amdrawing#amwriting#amwritingfantasy#worldbuilding#mapmaking#fantasymap#cartography

Out in the Sunswept Plains you’ll find a dense thicket of beech, maple, and oak. Thick vines and brambles nestle tightly around the trees making it near impenetrable save for a small arch of trees on its southern side. On many a night, especially those on the Midsummer and Midwinter Moons, can be heard the sound of mirth, merriment, and debauchery. It is here that the satyrs have made their home. They say that they’ve taken to caring for the faerie dragons that live in the thicket as well, using the dust from the wings to make all manner of strong intoxicants. Deeper still is said to be a great tree on a small island in the midst of a pond. Some speculate that it has magical properties. Others swear it is where the portal to the Feywild is located. Whatever the truth turns out to be, I’m sure you adventurers will find out should you venture there.
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Tried out a new grassy/dot grid layout for this one. I’m not fully in love with it, but I think it adds a good bit to it. Just need to refine it.
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#map#cartography#fantasy#rpg#dnd#dungeonsanddragons#tabletop#tabletopgaming#ink#sketchbook#monthofmaps

Can you see *all* the colors in this map? Not everyone can. Geovisual analytics and cartography professor Menno-Jan Kraak explains how cartographers are designing maps for the visually impaired. Read the article at esriurl.com/visual

Maps, maps everywhere🗺️! Nicolas Crane said it best "Maps codify the miracle of existence." Can't wait to share the final product with you 🎉 When you ask? Soon friends, very soon...watch this space 🌍🙏 #likealocaltravel